Simple Baby Quilts
This sweet little baby quilt was made for one of my special clients, who often gets her new baby gifts from me. The quilt above is backed with a favorite Laurel Birch cotton jungle scene, and all the matching blocks are also fabrics by Laurel Birch: Continue reading
Art Quilt For Tiff
Above is a small quilt (can be either a wall hanging or a throw) that I made for a client. The two pictures are blown up copies of two original drawings by Tiff Demezas, my client’s 12-year old daughter. Continue reading
Windmill Quilt For Lisanna
In the last post (above), I showed a full-sized bed quilt that I made for Lisanna out of her dad’s clothes. That ribbon quilt was for Lisanna to use when she grows up and sleeps in a regular sized bed. Her mother and I Continue reading
Ribbon Quilt For Lisanna
In the past three posts I’ve shown pictures of bereavement quilts for Luke, aged nine. Above is the full-size bed quilt I made for his sister Lisanna, age 7. She chose this striking ribbon pattern from a choice of five patterns. Except for the backing, all the fabric came from her dad’s shirts. Continue reading
Kids Receiving Quilts
When you make quilts, whether for family or friends or customers, the moment of triumph is when they get them and respond. Hopefully with joy and pleasure, as is the case above. In my last two posts (see Lone Star Bereavement Quilt or Contemporary Log Cabin Quilt – Luke’s Quilt) I’ve discussed the making of the two quilts for Luke (above). I also made two quilts for his sister Lisanna, shown above clutching her small quilt and lying on her full-size bed quilt – all made from her dad’s shirts.
Tomorrow I’ll discuss her quilts in more detail, with pictures.
Lone Star Bereavement Quilt
Yesterday’s blog pictured the Contemporary Log Cabin Quilt made for Luke out of his dad’s clothes. Above is the second quilt I made for Luke that fits the twin bed he has now, at age nine. This one is also made from his dad’s shirts, with one of the inner Continue reading
Dancing Lady Quilt
Recently I designed and constructed The Forest Quilt to honor a beautiful lady – Gloria (see previous blogs). That quilt was made for her grown son. Next I designed and constructed a second quilt for the daughter, who told me her mother loved to dance. I wanted a dance theme but also one that would honor the spirit of the lady.
For this quilt, I used a semi-traditional background made up of blocks which were 9 inches wide and 3 inches Continue reading
Best Quilt I Ever Made? Forest Quilt And Others
In my last two posts, I written about how I made this quilt. The man who commissioned them asked me, rather rhetorically, “I’ll bet this is the best quilt you’ve ever made.” I’m not sure what answer I mumbled, but I did know that I had reached another pinnacle, even though my hold on it might be somewhat precarious. Continue reading
Making A Forest Quilt – Part Two
In yesterday’s blog I explained how I started my Forest Quilt.
I also showed this picture of the schematic I drew for the design – it looks like a “Paint by Numbers” sketch. You can see that a chunk of it is missing. I cut out section by section to use the wax paper as templates. Ruth McDowell says start at the top, but Continue reading
“Remember Me” Quilts
- Share personal details so that I can tell their unique story
- Relinquish some of their clothes to use in making the quilt
- Trust my artistry and intuition to honor them in this way In return, I will dedicate my time and energy to create a beautiful, tangible, usable memorial to your loved one that will become a treasured heirloom.
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